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They Just Won’t Move
There's three of them outside, hikers probably. Older maps usually show a route over the motorway behind my house but there isn't one anymore. I don't mind them usually, they…
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The Dionaea House
10.7.2004 Jennifer, friends and family of Mark, As promised, here are copies of the correspondence I received from Mark over the course of the last month. For the most part,…
Read NowThe World’s Quietest Room
As I slowly regained consciousness, I felt a wave of dullness wash over my fractured mind. I couldn't move, much less remember what had happened before I passed out. My…
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The Unfortunate Life of Jamie Robert Mitchum
My mother always told me to stay away from Jamie Robert Mitchum. Maybe I should have listened to her. I guess I didn’t really understand why at the time. I…
Read NowWritten in the Stars
"Cheryl! That's great news. I didn't even know you were psychic!" exclaimed Marian, her face alight with excitement. "I'm not psychic, Marian." “Oh, of course not. That was silly of…
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The Black Sarcophagus
The following are a collection of journals and reports pertaining to a series of strange and tragic occurrences befalling the Carter Archaeology Institute. Journal of Arnold Higgins, Archaeologist: July 7th,…
Read NowThe Void and the Rift
“It was not a physical fear, and it had not teeth or jaws or eyes burning with any common malice. It was perhaps not even an entity, but a raging…
Read NowThe Bum’s Countdown
There's a strange phenomenon I've noticed on several television reports from the early 1960's onwards. There may be more before, but since I got my first television in 1962, I…
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Did Boy Kill?
This is Part 1 of the Did Boy Kill? series. You can read the other installments in the linked tag. I had an incredibly interesting conversation today with someone I…
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The Man In My Bedroom Window
For as long as I can remember, there has been a man in my bedroom window. It seems strange to say, I know, but it is true. From the earliest,…
Read NowThe Rotunda
Most people who choose to go hiking do so in the summer or spring, but some of my college friends and I tend to prefer hiking in the winter. After…
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I’m never going on a cruise again
"...so in conclusion: the classic gray aliens do exist. As a fellow critical thinker, I'm sure you see I've made an excellent case," Maury said, grinning. Things like Maury's conspiracy…
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I Know No One
Night One Hello, I am Sally, or Sal for short. I have a story for you that happened about a year ago. I need to tell someone because it is…
Read NowNew Growth
"It's nice," said Phil, "I still can't believe you own a house." "Me neither, bro," said Howard, "I mean, not at all." The two were standing in the mostly undecorated…
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I Kill One Person Per Year, It’s My Job
“So, you think your husband is trying to kill you?” “Yes! He is, I know it. I know he took life insurance policies out of me. Well, we did it…
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Crunched Up Paper House
My friend and I always used to walk through a wonderful, spacious park when we were younger. It was full of tall trees, and it was very nicely maintained. In…
Read NowThe Photographs
A few months ago a friend of mine, who is an up-and-coming nature photographer, decided to spend a day and night alone in the woods outside of our town. She…
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Terms and Conditions
It was early January when Jack walked through the large ornate doors of Lucky Sevens Casino and Hotel. It was a cold morning (or what passes for cold in Las…
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